Economic and ecological effects of diameter caps: A Markov decision model for Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests

Forest Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-407

  Zhou, Mo ^a   Buongiorno, Joseph ^b   Liang, Jingjing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous cover forestry; Ecology; Economics; Optimization; Uneven aged management

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BEST DECISION; CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRY; DOUGLAS; DOUGLAS FIRS; ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FOREST AREAS; HABITAT STRUCTURES; MARKOV DECISION MODELS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; TOLERANT SPECIES; UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; WITH OR WITHOUT;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

CONIUM; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 49449096037     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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